Mayor Gutierrez Welcomes
Governor's New Economy Reopening Plan

"We're finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel," said Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez, Mayor of Moreno Valley, after learning of Governor Newsom's revised standards for counties to begin safely reopening sectors of their economies.

The new standards do not include the previous benchmark requiring a county to not have any coronavirus-related deaths in 14 days, which proved a barrier for large counties otherwise ready to safely resume some business activities that have been shut down since March. Instead, counties must demonstrate that their coronavirus infection and hospitalization rates are stable or declining and that they are prepared to respond effectively to a resurgence of those rates.

Mayor Gutierrez said he hopes to see many Moreno Valley businesses ready to welcome customers again by the beginning of June.

"The Governor is safely adapting to a changing situation," Mayor Gutierrez said. "He's notifying counties and businesses that it's time to prepare to safely reopen. We're sticking with the science on this, and the science is telling us we can do it safely if we take proper precautions."

Approximately half of Moreno Valley's 4,500 businesses have been shut down since mid-March.

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